(Photos by USC Sports Information)
A Vietnamese-American tennis star has just won an automatic berth to the U.S. Open, reports the Presidio Sports web site here.
Daniel Nguyen, now a freshman at USC, together with his partner JT Sundling won the boys 18s double national title at the USTA Hardcourt National Championships in Kalamazoo, Michigan on Saturday. More on the win at the Kalamamzoo Sports web site here.
The victory gave the pair an automatic berth to play in the main draw of the U.S. Open that starts August 31.
Born in Long Beach in 1990, the 5’10″ Daniel Nguyen is currently a freshman at USC. Nguyen is a 2008 graduate of Santa Barbara High, where he was named the 2008 Santa Barbara News Press Tennis Player of the Year.
Nguyen and Sundling’s win at the USTA National Championships this year is not the first for them. Two years ago, the pair had won the boys 16s doubles there.
That’s nice.
This is the next generation I am hoping it to be.
Good luck Daniel!
we’ve been waiting for Vietnamese pro tennis player to bravo and you might be the 1st one.
I agree. He has great potential.
I am still waiting to see a Nguyen or a Tran on the NBA roster.
Seeing a Nguyen or Tran or Le or Bui or Vu or Hoang or Pham in the NBA will never happen in our lifetime. But we’ve already seen a Nguyen in the NFL, a Le in MMA, and now a Nguyen in Tennis. the next generation is the hope. it’s up to the parents to support that hope.
Great news, hope he can win some match in there. Dat Nguyen play NFL, any Viet in MLS soccer or Pro Baseball yet?
If am not mistaken, there was a viet played for the Quakes in San Jose. I will check and get back to you on this.
Go Daniel!!!!
We’re all rooting for you!!!!
“Seeing a Nguyen or Tran or Le or Bui or Vu or Hoang or Pham in the NBA will never happen in our lifetime. But we’ve already seen a Nguyen in the NFL, a Le in MMA, and now a Nguyen in Tennis. the next generation is the hope. it’s up to the parents to support that hope.”
Such a stupid and racist commit. I hope we will
Hot sweaty Viets are HOTT
“Such a stupid and racist commit. I hope we will Hot sweaty Viets are HOTT”
You can’t write a proper English sentence. Why bother coming here to babble nonsense, Steve ?
Respond to Bo May,
“If am not mistaken, there was a viet played for the Quakes in San Jose. I will check and get back to you on this.” YES! There was a Viet player, Dung, who played for ASL’s EarthQuake back in mid-80′s not MLS.
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